I have posted 2 photos of the pair of Swainson's Hawk's in the Onion Fields
today at Pelee. Go to www.stevepike.com and click on the blue rarities link
button on the homepage. THANKS PAUL!
Steve Pike.
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I just received an update on the pair of Swainson's Hawks in the Onion
Fields from Jim Lessor and Robert Epstein from Michigan. The birds we still
in the same laneway happily catching Grasshoppers and providing fantastic
views for all.
Go get'em!
Steve Pike.
Just outside Point Pelee National
This morning at the Cawthra-Mulock nature reserve in NW Newmarket there was a
great deal of bird activity with a good mix of migrants and locals. The most
interesting bird was a YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO. (Since we had Black-billed
Cuckoos nesting in this same area during the summer I am really
This morning September 18 there were six Rusty Blackbirds in Bronte Marsh.
They were gone at noon but two were visible from our balcony at 3 PM.
Directions:Exit the QEW at Bronte Road, go south to Lakeshore, turn
right, cross the bridge and turn right at Triller. There is a path between
This morning sept.18 at 11:00am I refound the Hudsonian Godwit at
Nonquon sewage lagoons.It was feeding tight to the west bank of the
fourth large lagoon from the main entrance.It later flew up and joined
some Greater and Lesser yellowlegs on the road barrier that runs along
the west side of
Hello Ontbirds people,
Today Sept.18, between 11:15 and 12:15, a juvenile Parasitic Jaeger (no
doubt the same bird reported yesterday) was seen AGAIN. It was spotted by
Bernie Ladouceur and seen by many observers including yours truly, flying
over the Ottawa River, harrassing Ring-billed and
This is an official posting from the High Park Hawk Watch.
Station: High Park, Toronto, Ontario
View Period: Sept 18 and Sept 12-18, 2005
Station coordinator: Don Barnett
Counters: D. Barnett, B. Carswell, H. Currie, M. Kelch, N. McHugh, H.
Shapiro
As we begin our season Don Barnett and I would
A large group of KFN members lead by Peter Good visited Prince Edward
Point and the Amherstview Lagoons today and tallied 106 species of birds.
Highlights from Prince Edward Pt. were 10 species of raptors including 20
BALD EAGLES with 6 together in one kettle, 3 MERLINS, 1 NORTHERN GOSHAWK, 1
ISRW Heber Down C.A.
Whitby,Ontario
Sept. 18/05
Day Total Month Total
Turkey Vulture 1148
Osprey 1537
B/Eagle 4 15
N/Harrier
Ontbirders
This afternoon between 3:30 and 4:30 PM we watched an adult Ruff along the
east side of the north east lagoon at Townsend. It had heavy blackish
spots/blotches on the breast and flanks and still quite a lot of alternate
back, scapular and covert feathers, which seemed surprising for so
A walk this morning on Centre Island (Toronto) from Hanlan's Point
resulted in large numbers of migrants. Most numerous were Swainson's
Thrushes, Magnolia and Yellow-rumped warblers, Brown Creepers,
Flickers, Ruby-crowned Kinglets, White-throated Sparrows, Eastern Wood
A beautiful, late summer day unfolded for 34 birders at Presqu'ile today.
The group began near the lighthouse where songbirds, and particularly,
warblers, abounded. Most of the darting forms were Yellow-rumped Warblers;
however, the circling flocks allowed most group members the opportunity to
Hi All ;
Sorry for the late post!
On Saturday a 2nd Year Bald Eagle was observed flying southward from Lefroy
toward Gilford.Also on Saturday 5 Great Egrets were observed flying about the
Lefroy/ Gilford(20thSR2ndLine) areas.
Gilford is located on Cooks Bays,Follow Hwy 89 East to the 20th
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